On Deck: Volquez takes on Lynn at Busch

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez walks off the back of the mound after walking the Colorado Rockies' pitcher to load the bases in the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Monday, July 8, 2013. Volquez was removed from the game before the next batter. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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San Diego Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez walks off the back of the mound after walking the Colorado Rockies' pitcher to load the bases in the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Monday, July 8, 2013. Volquez was removed from the game before the next batter. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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Volquez is 2-5 lifetime against the Cardinals with a 5.58 ERA in nine starts. He is 0-1 this season, allowing five runs on eight hits in six innings on May 21 at Petco Park in a 10-2 Cardinals romp. Volquez is 3-2 on the road this season with a 5.70 ERA in 10 starts. The Padres are 4-6 in those starts. Volquez lost his two most recent starts during the Padres homestand before the All-Star break, allowing 12 runs on 17 hits and five walks in just 10 1/3 innings. Volquez has allowed 180 runners (127 hits, 51 walks and two hit batters) to reach base this season – the second-highest total in the major leagues.

Cardinals RHP Lance Lynn (11-4, 3.92 ERA)

Lynn will be facing the Padres for the first time this season and the second time in his career. He is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA. He won 11 games before the All-Star break for the second straight season. His 29 wins since the start of the 2012 season are tied for first in the major leagues with the Tigers’ Max Scherzer. The Cardinals are 35-15 in his 50 career starts, including 13-6 this season. Since the start of last season, Lynn has a major league-leading 6.57 run support average and tops the National League this season with a 6.38 mark. He has won 10 straight decisions at Busch Stadium dating back to last Sept. 7 and is 16-5 in his career at Busch Stadium with a 2.86 ERA.